During the election campaign, Janusz Korwin-Mikke reportedly received specific recommendations from the Chief of Staff, yet did not follow them, according to Confederation politician Przemysław Wipler on Radio Zet. Wipler said the misalignment damaged the campaign message and had a significant impact on the overall result achieved by the party.
Wipler explained that the question of why Korwin-Mikke was suspended from the Confederation arose from his actions and statements. He noted that the recommendations were meant to preserve a cohesive message and protect the hard work of many campaign volunteers across Poland.
Two moments were singled out as pivotal. First, Korwin-Mikke’s participation in a meeting associated with the Patriarchate Foundation and his remarks on voting rights for women were described as scandalous. Wipler stated that he expressed his concerns on social media, and other leaders within the Confederation shared his view.
The second controversial matter concerned Korwin-Mikke’s responses to a YouTube scandal involving potential pedophilia among some content creators on the platform. These remarks provoked strong reactions among the party’s younger supporters.
According to Wipler, the statements negatively affected the support base in two demographic segments that had shown growth during the campaign—young women and young people in general. He emphasized that the speeches and positions had a serious, damaging impact on these groups.
Wipler contended that the published statements had a considerable effect on the campaign’s final results. Witold Tumanowicz, the head of the Confederation’s election staff, informed PAP that the party court decided to expel Korwin-Mikke from the Leaders’ Council and to suspend him. Violating probation terms could lead to further consideration of expulsion from the party, according to the same source. All major decisions within the Confederation are made by the Leaders’ Council, which has included figures such as Krzysztof Bosak (co-chair), Sławomir Mentzen (co-chair), Konrad Berkowicz, Grzegorz Braun, Robert Iwaszkiewicz, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Włodzimierz Skalik, Krzysztof Tuduj, and Witold Tumanowicz. Also participating in the council’s work are Marcin Sypniewski (secretary) and Michał Wawer (treasurer).
Korwin-Mikke is not stepping back from public life. He remains vocal about what he views as the reasons behind the Confederation’s election results and is not planning to stay silent. In his most recent post on the X platform (formerly Twitter), he analyzes factors contributing to the party’s performance. He argues that the organization should have taken a more radical stance in the campaign, criticizing attempts to blend with the mainstream rather than presenting a distinct, unapologetic platform.
In his view, the party’s mistakes involved attempting to mimic others and soften its image to fit into a more conventional political space. He calls for a hard-edged approach: a decisive stance against left-wing policy, radical tax reductions, and a broader restructuring of the economic and social framework. He argues for selling certain assets, dismantling alternative structures, and pursuing severe penalties for those he considers degenerates or pedophiles, reflecting a belief that the party’s voice should be unambiguous and transformative rather than companionable with the status quo.
These reflections were published as part of his ongoing critique of the Confederation’s performance, a critique that continues to fuel public discussion and intra-party debate about the future direction of the movement.
Original coverage of the leadership council’s decision and Korwin-Mikke’s response has appeared across multiple outlets, highlighting the controversy surrounding the party’s leadership and its strategic decisions during the election cycle.
Source material for these developments has appeared in various political commentary outlets, with ongoing coverage of the party’s internal dynamics and public messaging strategies. The episode illustrates how internal disagreements and controversial public statements can shape voter perceptions during a campaign and ultimately influence electoral outcomes.